St. Joseph Benton High School's Andrea Simmons, a two time all state basketball player, has changed her mind and will play closer to home.  

After originally signing last November to play at Rockhurst, Simmons reopened her recruitment in April and now will head to Maryville to play for head coach Austin Meyer and Northwest Missouri State University.  

Simmons says she received a lot of great offers, but she grew up being a Bearcat 

"I always dreamed of playing for green, I do bleed some green, and it's only 45 minutes up the road and I really love being around my family," Simmons tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.  "I have three younger brothers that i love to watch play and grow, and they'll be able to be a part of my college basketball career too now." 

Simmons mom Amy and her aunt Annie both played basketball for the Bearcats.  Her dad Wes played football.  

Simmons went to state three times with Benton, with three second place finishes.  She says each state championship loss is a certain lesson she learned and will take with her to the next level 

"I think the hard work and preparation for those big moments and being able to play under that pressure is something that I will continue to hold on to into my college experience," Simmons says.  "Playing under the big lights, I think those are great experiences for a young player to have early on in their career." 

Simmons says knowing the success the Bearcats men's program has had over the years, she hopes that she can help to bring the same success to the women's side 

"I got to talk with and had offers from established programs, and I think it would be way more fun to go do it in green, because that's just how I was raised and I've grown up loving Northwest," Simmons says. 

Northwest's women have not won a championship, and last made a trip to the Elite Eight in 2023.  The Bearcats last made the national semifinals in 2011.  

As a senior at Benton Simmons averaged 15 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.   

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 </figure>By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post St. Joseph Benton High School's Andrea Simmons, a two time all state basketball player, has changed her mind and will play closer to home. After originally signing last November to play at Rockhurst, Simmons reopened her recruitment in April and now will head to Maryville to play for head coach Austin Meyer and Northwest Missouri State University. Simmons says she received a lot of great offers, but she grew up being a Bearcat "I always dreamed of playing for green, I do bleed some green, and it's only 45 minutes up the road and I really love being around my family," Simmons tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "I have three younger brothers that i love to watch play and grow, and they'll be able to be a part of my college basketball career too now." Simmons mom Amy and her aunt Annie both played basketball for the Bearcats. Her dad Wes played football. Simmons went to state three times with Benton, with three second place finishes. She says each state championship loss is a certain lesson she learned and will take with her to the next level "I think the hard work and preparation for those big moments and being able to play under that pressure is something that I will continue to hold on to into my college experience," Simmons says. "Playing under the big lights, I think those are great experiences for a young player to have early on in their career." Simmons says knowing the success the Bearcats men's program has had over the years, she hopes that she can help to bring the same success to the women's side "I got to talk with and had offers from established programs, and I think it would be way more fun to go do it in green, because that's just how I was raised and I've grown up loving Northwest," Simmons says. Northwest's women have not won a championship, and last made a trip to the Elite Eight in 2023. The Bearcats last made the national semifinals in 2011. As a senior at Benton Simmons averaged 15 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Benton's Andrea Simmons commits to Northwest Missouri State

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Kris Bubic put together another strong start for the Kansas City Royals in a pitchers duel against the Houston Astros, but&nbsp;Isaac Paredes' walk off home run gave the Stros a 2-1 game in the middle game of a three game series at Minute Maid Park.&nbsp;

Bubic gave up one run over 6.1 innings, striking out nine batters on the mound for another quality start, but took the no decision.&nbsp; Kansas City gave him the lead in the fifth inning, Freddy Fermin singling home Maikel Garcia after his leadoff walk to the inning.&nbsp; Houston tied up the game in the sixth, the lone run off Bubic, a solo home run by&nbsp;Jeremy Peña.

Lucas Erceg relieved Bubic in the seventh inning and pitched 1.2 innings, striking out one and giving up no hits, lowering his season ERA to 0.47.&nbsp; In the eighth, Hunter Renfroe doubled and Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, but Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the inning.&nbsp; Witt Jr was held in check by Houston, going 0 for 4 at the plate.&nbsp;

After a 1-2-3 ninth inning by Houston reliever Bryan Abreu, Kansas City replaced Erceg with John Schreiber to face Paredes, who was signed this offseason by Houston to replace Alex Bregman, and Paredes blasted the walk off home run to left field to end the game, moving Schreiber's record on the season to 1-2.

India was the lone Royal with multiple hits, going 2-3.&nbsp; Kansas City managed six hits in the game and were 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Houston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 3.57 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Colton Gordon, whose set to make his major league debut for the Astros.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

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By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostKris Bubic put together another strong start for the Kansas City Royals in a pitchers duel against the Houston Astros, but&nbsp;Isaac Paredes' walk off home run gave the Stros a 2-1 game in the middle game of a three game series at Minute Maid Park.&nbsp;Bubic gave up one run over 6.1 innings, striking out nine batters on the mound for another quality start, but took the no decision.&nbsp; Kansas City gave him the lead in the fifth inning, Freddy Fermin singling home Maikel Garcia after his leadoff walk to the inning.&nbsp; Houston tied up the game in the sixth, the lone run off Bubic, a solo home run by&nbsp;Jeremy Peña.Lucas Erceg relieved Bubic in the seventh inning and pitched 1.2 innings, striking out one and giving up no hits, lowering his season ERA to 0.47.&nbsp; In the eighth, Hunter Renfroe doubled and Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, but Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the inning.&nbsp; Witt Jr was held in check by Houston, going 0 for 4 at the plate.&nbsp;After a 1-2-3 ninth inning by Houston reliever Bryan Abreu, Kansas City replaced Erceg with John Schreiber to face Paredes, who was signed this offseason by Houston to replace Alex Bregman, and Paredes blasted the walk off home run to left field to end the game, moving Schreiber's record on the season to 1-2.India was the lone Royal with multiple hits, going 2-3.&nbsp; Kansas City managed six hits in the game and were 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position.&nbsp;Kansas City and Houston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 3.57 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Colton Gordon, whose set to make his major league debut for the Astros.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage begins at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Bubic spins another gem, but Royals fall 2-1 on Paredes' walk off homer

The Phillies postponed Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park because of rain.

The teams will play a split doubleheader at 12:05 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. tomorrow.&nbsp; Pregame coverage will begin at 11:55 for game one with a 5:05 pregame for the nightcap.

Cardinals right-hander Erick Fedde will face Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo in Game 1. St. Louis ace Sonny Gray will face Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 2.

The Cardinals will carry a nine-game winning streak into Wednesday’s doubleheader -- it will be St. Louis’ fourth doubleheader of the season -- following Monday’s 3-2 victory of the Phillies. It is the longest winning streak in MLB this season.&nbsp; It is the Cards’ longest winning streak since they won 17-straight games from Sept. 11-28, 2021.

Fedde twirled the first shutout of his career on Friday by limiting the Nationals to just six hits. After struggling with free passes most of the season, Fedde didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA over eight starts this season. Luzardo is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA in eight starts. He has 1.7 WAR, according to FanGraphs, which is tied with Garrett Crochet for fourth-best in baseball among pitchers.

Gray pitched seven scoreless innings in his last start against Pittsburgh. He allowed just two hits and one walk. He is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA. Nola is 1-6 with a 4.89 ERA, although he has a 3.33 ERA in his last four starts.

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By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Phillies postponed Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park because of rain.The teams will play a split doubleheader at 12:05 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. tomorrow.&nbsp; Pregame coverage will begin at 11:55 for game one with a 5:05 pregame for the nightcap.Cardinals right-hander Erick Fedde will face Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo in Game 1. St. Louis ace Sonny Gray will face Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 2.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Tonight&#39;s game has been postponed and rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, May 14. More information: <a href="https://t.co/eaC6Z32J64">https://t.co/eaC6Z32J64</a> <a href="https://t.co/83qNmRf5eu">pic.twitter.com/83qNmRf5eu</a>&mdash; Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1922369856864731545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Cardinals will carry a nine-game winning streak into Wednesday’s doubleheader -- it will be St. Louis’ fourth doubleheader of the season -- following Monday’s 3-2 victory of the Phillies. It is the longest winning streak in MLB this season.&nbsp; It is the Cards’ longest winning streak since they won 17-straight games from Sept. 11-28, 2021.Fedde twirled the first shutout of his career on Friday by limiting the Nationals to just six hits. After struggling with free passes most of the season, Fedde didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA over eight starts this season. Luzardo is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA in eight starts. He has 1.7 WAR, according to FanGraphs, which is tied with Garrett Crochet for fourth-best in baseball among pitchers.Gray pitched seven scoreless innings in his last start against Pittsburgh. He allowed just two hits and one walk. He is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA. Nola is 1-6 with a 4.89 ERA, although he has a 3.33 ERA in his last four starts.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cards-Phillies rained out; split DH on Wednesday

As the legislative session wraps up this week, a late push is being considered that would keep the Kansas City Royals in Missouri.   

Missouri lawmakers are considering a $300 million incentive package aimed to build a new Royals stadium in Clay County, a plan which seems to have Governor Mike Kehoe's support.  

Kehoe has been vocal about keeping the Royals in Missouri and says it needs to be looked at like any economic development opportunity 

"We're going to use the economic development tools we have in our toolbox, probably have to modify a few of those a little bit, to where it's a good return on investment for the taxpayers and it keeps the teams in Missouri to where we continue to where we continue to have that economic result that we get from those teams being here," Kehoe tells reporters. 

Kehoe says there have been multiple leadership meetings happening to figure things out ahead of Friday's deadline 

"Meetings with county commissioners from both counties, or legislators I should say from Jackson County, elected officials, it takes more than just one person to figure something out," Kehoe says.  "So, you want to try to get as many people on the team to figure out what the best ideas are and what it actually takes again to keep them here but also be responsible to the taxpayers that sent us to that building." 

All signs seem to point to Clay County as the preferred location for a new stadium.   

While Kehoe has been vocal about keeping the Royals in Missouri, will he push lawmakers to get something done before Friday's deadline? 

"Yeah, they'll have some options, I'm pretty confident they'll get something done," Kehoe says. 

The legislative session wraps up Friday at 6pm. 

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By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post As the legislative session wraps up this week, a late push is being considered that would keep the Kansas City Royals in Missouri. Missouri lawmakers are considering a $300 million incentive package aimed to build a new Royals stadium in Clay County, a plan which seems to have Governor Mike Kehoe's support. Kehoe has been vocal about keeping the Royals in Missouri and says it needs to be looked at like any economic development opportunity "We're going to use the economic development tools we have in our toolbox, probably have to modify a few of those a little bit, to where it's a good return on investment for the taxpayers and it keeps the teams in Missouri to where we continue to where we continue to have that economic result that we get from those teams being here," Kehoe tells reporters. Kehoe says there have been multiple leadership meetings happening to figure things out ahead of Friday's deadline "Meetings with county commissioners from both counties, or legislators I should say from Jackson County, elected officials, it takes more than just one person to figure something out," Kehoe says. "So, you want to try to get as many people on the team to figure out what the best ideas are and what it actually takes again to keep them here but also be responsible to the taxpayers that sent us to that building." All signs seem to point to Clay County as the preferred location for a new stadium. While Kehoe has been vocal about keeping the Royals in Missouri, will he push lawmakers to get something done before Friday's deadline? "Yeah, they'll have some options, I'm pretty confident they'll get something done," Kehoe says. The legislative session wraps up Friday at 6pm. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Kehoe hopes to keep Royals from crossing over to Kansas

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The Kansas City Royals poured on the offense early, but the Houston Astros started to put together a rally late that the Royals managed to survive against, winning the series opener at Minute Maid Park 7-5.&nbsp;

Michael Massey sparked the offense in the second inning, starting the four run frame with a leadoff solo home run to right center.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel doubled later in the inning and Jonathan India singled him home for the second run, before India scored as Bobby Witt Jr laced a hit into the right field gap and raced around the bases for a triple.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino's single drove in Witt Jr for the final run of the inning.&nbsp;

In the third inning, back to back walks to Massey and Cavan Biggio set Kansas City up to extend the lead as Drew Waters singled to drive in Massey.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel walked to load the bases, chasing Astros starter&nbsp;Ryan Gusto from the game.&nbsp; Off of reliver&nbsp;Tayler Scott, India singled to drive in his second run of the game, bringing home Biggio, before a sacrifice fly from Witt Jr drove in Waters for the final Kansas City run of the game.&nbsp;

In the bottom half of the inning, Massey also showed his contributions on the defensive side of the ball.&nbsp; With one out and the bases loaded after Cam Smith walked and back to back singles by&nbsp;Jeremy Peña and Jose Altuve, Massey made a diving snag on a grounder from&nbsp;Isaac Paredes, lasering the ball to Maikel Garcia, who was playing shortstop covering second base, who threw to Pasquantino for the inning ending double play.&nbsp;

Royals starter Michael Wacha put together another quality start, improving to 3-4 on the season with the win, but ran into some trouble in the seventh inning.&nbsp; Back to back doubles by Jake Meyers and&nbsp;Zach Dezenzo led to the Astros getting onto the scoreboard, a single by Smith moved Dezenzo to third base before Wacha finally recorded the first out, a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Peña that put the Astros down 7-2.&nbsp;

John Schreiber came on in relief of Wacha and struck out Altuve, but walked&nbsp;Paredes to put two on with two outs, bouncing back though and ending the inning by striking out&nbsp;Christian Walker.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steven Cruz replaced Schreiber in the eighth inning on the mound.&nbsp;

Cruz, who hadn't given up a run since being called up from Triple A Omaha on April 11th, struggled against Houston.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yainer Diaz hit a leadoff double off the right hander, before Cruz plunked&nbsp;Victor Caratini, then allowed both to advance on a wild pitch.&nbsp; Meyers drove both runs in with a single to right field, and advanced to second on a throwing error from the right fielder Waters, all before Cruz recorded his only out striking out Dezenzo and was then pulled for Lucas Erceg.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Erceg opened his appearance with the second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Meyers to advance to third base, and then score on a ground out by Smith.&nbsp; The inning ended as Erceg got&nbsp;Peña to fly out to Isbel, setting up Carlos Estévez for the save situation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Estévez gave up a single to Altuve, but then retired the next three batters to earn his 12th save.&nbsp;

India led the way hitting going 3-5 with two RBI's.&nbsp; Witt Jr (2 RBI's), Pasquantino (1 RBI), and Isbel each had two hits, with Isbel also walking once in the win as Kansas City bounced back from two consecutive losses to the Boston Red Sox.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Houston continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Kris Bubic (4-1, 1.69 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Framber Valdez (2-4, 3.94 ERA).&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6:30 on KFEQ (680 AM/95.3 FM).

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City Royals poured on the offense early, but the Houston Astros started to put together a rally late that the Royals managed to survive against, winning the series opener at Minute Maid Park 7-5.&nbsp;Michael Massey sparked the offense in the second inning, starting the four run frame with a leadoff solo home run to right center.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel doubled later in the inning and Jonathan India singled him home for the second run, before India scored as Bobby Witt Jr laced a hit into the right field gap and raced around the bases for a triple.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino's single drove in Witt Jr for the final run of the inning.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A Massey smash starts the scoring! <a href="https://t.co/cMz3wjCJKD">pic.twitter.com/cMz3wjCJKD</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1922087866751955197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the third inning, back to back walks to Massey and Cavan Biggio set Kansas City up to extend the lead as Drew Waters singled to drive in Massey.&nbsp; Kyle Isbel walked to load the bases, chasing Astros starter&nbsp;Ryan Gusto from the game.&nbsp; Off of reliver&nbsp;Tayler Scott, India singled to drive in his second run of the game, bringing home Biggio, before a sacrifice fly from Witt Jr drove in Waters for the final Kansas City run of the game.&nbsp;In the bottom half of the inning, Massey also showed his contributions on the defensive side of the ball.&nbsp; With one out and the bases loaded after Cam Smith walked and back to back singles by&nbsp;Jeremy Peña and Jose Altuve, Massey made a diving snag on a grounder from&nbsp;Isaac Paredes, lasering the ball to Maikel Garcia, who was playing shortstop covering second base, who threw to Pasquantino for the inning ending double play.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🤯🤯🤯 <a href="https://t.co/WsPndlEcgT">pic.twitter.com/WsPndlEcgT</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1922099657951285250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Royals starter Michael Wacha put together another quality start, improving to 3-4 on the season with the win, but ran into some trouble in the seventh inning.&nbsp; Back to back doubles by Jake Meyers and&nbsp;Zach Dezenzo led to the Astros getting onto the scoreboard, a single by Smith moved Dezenzo to third base before Wacha finally recorded the first out, a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Peña that put the Astros down 7-2.&nbsp;John Schreiber came on in relief of Wacha and struck out Altuve, but walked&nbsp;Paredes to put two on with two outs, bouncing back though and ending the inning by striking out&nbsp;Christian Walker.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steven Cruz replaced Schreiber in the eighth inning on the mound.&nbsp;Cruz, who hadn't given up a run since being called up from Triple A Omaha on April 11th, struggled against Houston.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yainer Diaz hit a leadoff double off the right hander, before Cruz plunked&nbsp;Victor Caratini, then allowed both to advance on a wild pitch.&nbsp; Meyers drove both runs in with a single to right field, and advanced to second on a throwing error from the right fielder Waters, all before Cruz recorded his only out striking out Dezenzo and was then pulled for Lucas Erceg.&nbsp;&nbsp;Erceg opened his appearance with the second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Meyers to advance to third base, and then score on a ground out by Smith.&nbsp; The inning ended as Erceg got&nbsp;Peña to fly out to Isbel, setting up Carlos Estévez for the save situation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Estévez gave up a single to Altuve, but then retired the next three batters to earn his 12th save.&nbsp;India led the way hitting going 3-5 with two RBI's.&nbsp; Witt Jr (2 RBI's), Pasquantino (1 RBI), and Isbel each had two hits, with Isbel also walking once in the win as Kansas City bounced back from two consecutive losses to the Boston Red Sox.&nbsp;Kansas City and Houston continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Kris Bubic (4-1, 1.69 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Framber Valdez (2-4, 3.94 ERA).&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6:30 on KFEQ (680 AM/95.3 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals survive Astros late rally to bounce back with 7-5 win on the road

Masyn Winn struggled against left handed pitchers much of this season, after hitting nine of his 15 home runs off southpaws last year, but remembered how to hit off of them on Monday against the Phillies, helping the Cardinals push their win streak to nine games in a 3-2 win on the road at Citizens Bank Park.&nbsp;

It was&nbsp;Pedro Pagés that got the Cardinals on the board first though in the fourth inning, a single driving in Nolan Arenado who walked to open the inning, but in the bottom half of the inning former Cardinals Edmundo Sosa singled for Philadelphia to score J.T Realmuto to tie up the game at 1-1.&nbsp;

Iván Herrera homered in the top of the sixth inning to give the Redbirds the lead back, but again in the bottom half of the inning it was the Phillies coming back to knot the game back up, Realmuto grounding into a forceout, the All Star catcher reaching first safely but&nbsp;Nick Castellanos being thrown out at second, as Kyle Schwarber was driven in to tie up the game at 2-2.&nbsp;

It was Winn's home run in the seventh inning that was the deciding factor, a 377 foot blast to left center field.&nbsp; Kyle Leahy remained on the mound after finishing out the sixth inning and pitched the seventh inning, earning the win.&nbsp; Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth and notched his eighth save of the season striking out two batters.&nbsp;

Lars Nootbaar was the only Cardinal with multiple hits on the day, going 2-4 at the plate.&nbsp; Winn and Herrera were each 1-3 both also walking once and driving in one run with their solo home runs.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Philadelphia continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (4-1, 3.50 ERA) takes the mound as the Cardinals look to push their win streak to double digits, taking on&nbsp;Jesús Luzardo (3-0, 2.11 ERA) for the Phillies.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm, with pregame being joined at 5:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostMasyn Winn struggled against left handed pitchers much of this season, after hitting nine of his 15 home runs off southpaws last year, but remembered how to hit off of them on Monday against the Phillies, helping the Cardinals push their win streak to nine games in a 3-2 win on the road at Citizens Bank Park.&nbsp;It was&nbsp;Pedro Pagés that got the Cardinals on the board first though in the fourth inning, a single driving in Nolan Arenado who walked to open the inning, but in the bottom half of the inning former Cardinals Edmundo Sosa singled for Philadelphia to score J.T Realmuto to tie up the game at 1-1.&nbsp;Iván Herrera homered in the top of the sixth inning to give the Redbirds the lead back, but again in the bottom half of the inning it was the Phillies coming back to knot the game back up, Realmuto grounding into a forceout, the All Star catcher reaching first safely but&nbsp;Nick Castellanos being thrown out at second, as Kyle Schwarber was driven in to tie up the game at 2-2.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Welcome back, Iván Herrera! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/KDgEARkNt5">pic.twitter.com/KDgEARkNt5</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1922082876188774640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>It was Winn's home run in the seventh inning that was the deciding factor, a 377 foot blast to left center field.&nbsp; Kyle Leahy remained on the mound after finishing out the sixth inning and pitched the seventh inning, earning the win.&nbsp; Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth and notched his eighth save of the season striking out two batters.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Winn over the wall! 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/UhhEEEJ2zW">pic.twitter.com/UhhEEEJ2zW</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1922089466572710267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Lars Nootbaar was the only Cardinal with multiple hits on the day, going 2-4 at the plate.&nbsp; Winn and Herrera were each 1-3 both also walking once and driving in one run with their solo home runs.&nbsp;St. Louis and Philadelphia continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (4-1, 3.50 ERA) takes the mound as the Cardinals look to push their win streak to double digits, taking on&nbsp;Jesús Luzardo (3-0, 2.11 ERA) for the Phillies.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm, with pregame being joined at 5:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals run win streak to nine, top Phillies 3-2 in battle

Andre Pallante struck out a season high seven batters and for the first time since 2022 the St. Louis Cardinals have won seven games in a row after beating the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.&nbsp;

&nbsp;The Cardinals had benefited from lockdown pitching recently, including back-to-back shutouts as part of a 21-inning scoreless streak.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pallante continued the latter trend Saturday, with a season-high 7.1 innings of two-run ball on three hits, zero walks and the seven strikeouts.

St. Louis put up all the runs they needed early with a four run second inning.&nbsp; Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch and Alec Burleson walked before Pedro Pagés singled to score Contreras, Nolan Gorman advancing to second base after reaching first on a fielders choice.&nbsp; Victor Scott II's single drove in Gorman and Lars Nootbaar followed that with a double to bring home&nbsp;Pagés and Scott II.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The RBI base knock extended Scott’s hitting streak to a career-high 10 games. During the streak, Scott is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with one home run, seven RBIs, seven runs and two stolen bases.&nbsp; The Nationals scored both their runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two run home run by Dylan Crews.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Washington wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;MacKenzie Gore for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:35pm, pregame coverage will be joined at 12:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostAndre Pallante struck out a season high seven batters and for the first time since 2022 the St. Louis Cardinals have won seven games in a row after beating the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Cardinals had benefited from lockdown pitching recently, including back-to-back shutouts as part of a 21-inning scoreless streak.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pallante continued the latter trend Saturday, with a season-high 7.1 innings of two-run ball on three hits, zero walks and the seven strikeouts.St. Louis put up all the runs they needed early with a four run second inning.&nbsp; Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch and Alec Burleson walked before Pedro Pagés singled to score Contreras, Nolan Gorman advancing to second base after reaching first on a fielders choice.&nbsp; Victor Scott II's single drove in Gorman and Lars Nootbaar followed that with a double to bring home&nbsp;Pagés and Scott II.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Noot Noot <a href="https://t.co/JXkatDtnNX">pic.twitter.com/JXkatDtnNX</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1921301938986942482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The RBI base knock extended Scott’s hitting streak to a career-high 10 games. During the streak, Scott is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with one home run, seven RBIs, seven runs and two stolen bases.&nbsp; The Nationals scored both their runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two run home run by Dylan Crews.&nbsp;St. Louis and Washington wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;MacKenzie Gore for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:35pm, pregame coverage will be joined at 12:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cards push win streak to 7 for first time since '22 with 4-2 win over Nats

The Kansas City Royals seven game win streak was snapped as the Boston Red Sox poured on runs against their bullpen after Cole Ragans was unable to go past the fifth inning, falling 10-1 on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;

Boston started the scoring taking the lead in the top of the third inning, Rafael Devers doubling home Jarren Duran, but the Royals were able to tie the game up in the bottom half of the inning when Mark Canha singled home Bobby Witt Jr, but from there Kansas City would be unable to push any more runs across.&nbsp;

The Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning off Ragans, back to back to back singles by Duran, Devers, and Alex Bregman driving in&nbsp;Carlos Narváez,&nbsp;Ceddanne Rafaela, and Bregman's single scoring Duran to push the lead to 4-1.&nbsp; Another three runs scored in the seventh on a home run by Trevor Story, before the final three runs were added in the eighth, a two run home run by&nbsp;Narváez and Devers singling to score&nbsp;Rafaela who tripled.

Ragans took the loss, falling to 2-2 on the season, striking out eight batters despite not being able to go past five innings for a fourth straight start.&nbsp; Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, and Hunter Renfroe each had two hits in the loss.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Boston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Lucas Giolito for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:10pm, pregame at 12:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City Royals seven game win streak was snapped as the Boston Red Sox poured on runs against their bullpen after Cole Ragans was unable to go past the fifth inning, falling 10-1 on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;Boston started the scoring taking the lead in the top of the third inning, Rafael Devers doubling home Jarren Duran, but the Royals were able to tie the game up in the bottom half of the inning when Mark Canha singled home Bobby Witt Jr, but from there Kansas City would be unable to push any more runs across.&nbsp;The Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning off Ragans, back to back to back singles by Duran, Devers, and Alex Bregman driving in&nbsp;Carlos Narváez,&nbsp;Ceddanne Rafaela, and Bregman's single scoring Duran to push the lead to 4-1.&nbsp; Another three runs scored in the seventh on a home run by Trevor Story, before the final three runs were added in the eighth, a two run home run by&nbsp;Narváez and Devers singling to score&nbsp;Rafaela who tripled.Ragans took the loss, falling to 2-2 on the season, striking out eight batters despite not being able to go past five innings for a fourth straight start.&nbsp; Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, and Hunter Renfroe each had two hits in the loss.&nbsp;Kansas City and Boston wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Lucas Giolito for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:10pm, pregame at 12:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals win streak snapped falling to Red Sox 10-1

Erick Fedde’s return to Nationals Park couldn’t have gone much better for him or the St. Louis Cardinals.&nbsp; The right-hander pitched his first career complete game as St. Louis shut out the Nationals 10-0 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.

Fedde was Washington’s first-round pick in 2014 and played part of six seasons with the team before spending 2023 playing in South Korea. He split last season between the White Sox and St. Louis, but did not make a return to the stadium he debuted in for either team.

It was the Cardinals’ first complete game since Jordan Montgomery threw a one-hit shutout against the Cubs on Aug. 22, 2022.&nbsp; With the win, St. Louis has also now&nbsp;won six in a row for the first time since July 15-20, 2023.

The Cardinals poured it on early, leading 6-0 by the end of the first five innings.&nbsp; Two runs scored in the first, both on one hit as Willson Contreras doubled to score Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn.&nbsp;&nbsp;Iván Herrera, in his return from the injured list, drove in Brendan Donovan in the third inning on a sacrifice fly.&nbsp; Another single run scored in the fourth on another sacrifice fly, this time by Victor Scott II driving in&nbsp;Pagés.

In the fifth inning,&nbsp;Herrera added another RBI scoring Nolan Arenado with his third double of the season, advancing Contreras to third base.&nbsp; Contreras scored in the next at bat on the third sacrifice fly of the game, this time by Jordan Walker, extending the lead to 6-0 before&nbsp;Pagés struck out and Scott flew out to end the inning.&nbsp;

St. Louis eventually extended their lead again in the eighth inning, a three run inning.&nbsp; Walker was hit by a pitch before back to back walks to&nbsp;Pagés and Scott loaded the bases.&nbsp; Winn drove in Walker with a single, keeping the bases loaded, before&nbsp;Pagés came home to score on a wild pitch.&nbsp; Donovan walked, reloading the bases, and after Arenado flew out to right field, Contreras was walked to bring home Scott on the bases loaded walk.&nbsp;

Scott drove in the final run in the ninth inning on a groundout, Walker coming home to score.&nbsp;

Andre Pallante takes the mound for the Cardinals tomorrow against the Nationals&nbsp;Trevor Williams.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:05pm with pregame being joined at 2:55 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/5/1746848477157.jpeg" alt="Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde pitched the first Cardinals complete game shutout since 2022 as St. Louis beat the Washington Nationals 10-0 in the series opener Friday/ Photo courtesy of the Cardinals on X" />
 <figcaption>Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde pitched the first Cardinals complete game shutout since 2022 as St. Louis beat the Washington Nationals 10-0 in the series opener Friday/ Photo courtesy of the Cardinals on X</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostErick Fedde’s return to Nationals Park couldn’t have gone much better for him or the St. Louis Cardinals.&nbsp; The right-hander pitched his first career complete game as St. Louis shut out the Nationals 10-0 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.Fedde was Washington’s first-round pick in 2014 and played part of six seasons with the team before spending 2023 playing in South Korea. He split last season between the White Sox and St. Louis, but did not make a return to the stadium he debuted in for either team.It was the Cardinals’ first complete game since Jordan Montgomery threw a one-hit shutout against the Cubs on Aug. 22, 2022.&nbsp; With the win, St. Louis has also now&nbsp;won six in a row for the first time since July 15-20, 2023.The Cardinals poured it on early, leading 6-0 by the end of the first five innings.&nbsp; Two runs scored in the first, both on one hit as Willson Contreras doubled to score Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn.&nbsp;&nbsp;Iván Herrera, in his return from the injured list, drove in Brendan Donovan in the third inning on a sacrifice fly.&nbsp; Another single run scored in the fourth on another sacrifice fly, this time by Victor Scott II driving in&nbsp;Pagés.In the fifth inning,&nbsp;Herrera added another RBI scoring Nolan Arenado with his third double of the season, advancing Contreras to third base.&nbsp; Contreras scored in the next at bat on the third sacrifice fly of the game, this time by Jordan Walker, extending the lead to 6-0 before&nbsp;Pagés struck out and Scott flew out to end the inning.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Iván Herrera is picking up where he left off! <a href="https://t.co/U2IjYrrnAC">pic.twitter.com/U2IjYrrnAC</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1920994743833579675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>St. Louis eventually extended their lead again in the eighth inning, a three run inning.&nbsp; Walker was hit by a pitch before back to back walks to&nbsp;Pagés and Scott loaded the bases.&nbsp; Winn drove in Walker with a single, keeping the bases loaded, before&nbsp;Pagés came home to score on a wild pitch.&nbsp; Donovan walked, reloading the bases, and after Arenado flew out to right field, Contreras was walked to bring home Scott on the bases loaded walk.&nbsp;Scott drove in the final run in the ninth inning on a groundout, Walker coming home to score.&nbsp;Andre Pallante takes the mound for the Cardinals tomorrow against the Nationals&nbsp;Trevor Williams.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:05pm with pregame being joined at 2:55 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cardinals shutout Nats 10-0 as Fedde goes the distance

The series opener between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals was a pitchers duel all the way through, until the Royals finally made something happen in the 12th inning, Freddy Fermin hitting a walk off single for a 2-1 win, and Kansas City's seventh straight victory.&nbsp;

For the first time in 47 years, Kansas City has won 16 of their last 18 games, and are 9-1 over their last 10 games, staying hot at the top of the American League Central where the Detroit Tigers are 8-2 over their last 10 games, as are the Cleveland Guardians.&nbsp;

Locked in a 0-0 tie entering the 11th inning, Boston picked up the first run of the game off Daniel Lynch, Rafael Devers grounding out and driving in&nbsp;Ceddanne Rafaela who opened the inning at second base, but the Royals came right back in the bottom half with a game tying RBI hit from Vinnie Pasquantino, scoring Drew Waters.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In the 12th, Cavan Biggio bunted automatic runner Michael Massey over to third, with Fermin bringing him home moments later with the RBI single.

That picked up an incredible pitching performance from the Royals, with six pitchers only allowing one run in 12 innings. Reliever Steven Cruz earned his first career MLB win after recording two outs in the 12th inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Royals starter Michael Lorenzen picked up where Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic had left off the past two days, throwing another seven scoreless innings. Lorenzen only allowed three hits and one hit batter, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven.

Cole Ragans will pitch the second game of the series tomorrow and will take on&nbsp;Garrett Crochet for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch will be at 6:10pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/5/1746848264494.jpeg" alt="Royals catcher Freddy Fermin delivered a walk off single in the 12th inning to push the Royals win streak to seven games, beating the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the series opener Friday/ Photo courtesy of the Royals on X" />
 <figcaption>Royals catcher Freddy Fermin delivered a walk off single in the 12th inning to push the Royals win streak to seven games, beating the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the series opener Friday/ Photo courtesy of the Royals on X</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe series opener between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals was a pitchers duel all the way through, until the Royals finally made something happen in the 12th inning, Freddy Fermin hitting a walk off single for a 2-1 win, and Kansas City's seventh straight victory.&nbsp;For the first time in 47 years, Kansas City has won 16 of their last 18 games, and are 9-1 over their last 10 games, staying hot at the top of the American League Central where the Detroit Tigers are 8-2 over their last 10 games, as are the Cleveland Guardians.&nbsp;Locked in a 0-0 tie entering the 11th inning, Boston picked up the first run of the game off Daniel Lynch, Rafael Devers grounding out and driving in&nbsp;Ceddanne Rafaela who opened the inning at second base, but the Royals came right back in the bottom half with a game tying RBI hit from Vinnie Pasquantino, scoring Drew Waters.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the 12th, Cavan Biggio bunted automatic runner Michael Massey over to third, with Fermin bringing him home moments later with the RBI single.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Count. On. Fred‼️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HEYHEYHEYHEY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HEYHEYHEYHEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/71oJEWhO89">pic.twitter.com/71oJEWhO89</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1921035530432635127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>That picked up an incredible pitching performance from the Royals, with six pitchers only allowing one run in 12 innings. Reliever Steven Cruz earned his first career MLB win after recording two outs in the 12th inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Royals starter Michael Lorenzen picked up where Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic had left off the past two days, throwing another seven scoreless innings. Lorenzen only allowed three hits and one hit batter, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven.Cole Ragans will pitch the second game of the series tomorrow and will take on&nbsp;Garrett Crochet for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch will be at 6:10pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Freddy Fermin gives KC 7th straight with 2-1 walk off win over Boston

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Northwest Missouri State University's esports program is set to host two camps for students this summer interested in pursuing the sport in college. 

The first session is a day camp scheduled for July 14 through July 18. at the J.W. Jones Student Union on the third floor in the esports lab. The second session is an overnight boot camp from July 23 through July 25. Session two will take place in the exact location as session one. 

Northwest Missouri State University's esports program can be reached at esports@nwmissouri.edu or 660-562-1759.&nbsp; To learn session prices and sign up for camp dates, click <a href="https://secure.touchnet.com/C21165_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=183&amp;CATID=356&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">HERE</a>.

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostNorthwest Missouri State University's esports program is set to host two camps for students this summer interested in pursuing the sport in college. The first session is a day camp scheduled for July 14 through July 18. at the J.W. Jones Student Union on the third floor in the esports lab. The second session is an overnight boot camp from July 23 through July 25. Session two will take place in the exact location as session one. Northwest Missouri State University's esports program can be reached at esports@nwmissouri.edu or 660-562-1759.&nbsp; To learn session prices and sign up for camp dates, click <a href="https://secure.touchnet.com/C21165_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=183&amp;CATID=356&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">HERE</a>.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

NWMSU ESports to host summer camps to attract new prospects

The Kansas City Royals are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning 15 of their last 17 games, shutting out the White Sox on Thursday afternoon for their third series sweep of the season 10-0 at Kauffman Stadium, and pushing their current win streak to six games.&nbsp;

It started off simple for Kansas City, with a single run in the first inning, Salvador Perez doubling to drive in Vinnie Pasquantino who singled, and another single run in the third again driven in by Perez this time on a single scoring Bobby Witt Jr who singled and stole second base.&nbsp; Behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Kris Bubic, the Royals began running away with the game in the fifth inning.&nbsp;

Two runs scored in the fifth when Maikel Garcia hit his first triple of the season, a deep fly ball to center field that bounced off the wall and away from Louis Robert Jr, scoring Jonathan India and Witt Jr.&nbsp; Earlier in the inning, Witt Jr stole his second base of the game, and his 13th of the season to put himself into scoring position.&nbsp;

Another two spot was added to the scoreboard in the sixth inning by Kansas City.&nbsp; Drew Waters singled, and stole second base for his third stolen base of the season, and later scored on a double by India.&nbsp; Witt Jr followed India's double up with one of his own to score India to put the Royals up 6-0 at the end of six innings.&nbsp;

The Royals pulled Bubic from the mound in the eighth.&nbsp; Bubic, who improved to 4-2 with the win, pitched seven shutout innings giving up six hits and striking out seven, while walking just one batter, marking the 19th quality start of the season from a Royals starting pitcher, which leads the MLB.&nbsp;

Kansas City continued to pour it on in the bottom of the eighth inning with the final four runs.&nbsp; Waters and Freddy Fermin hit back to back singles before a single from India brought Waters home to score.&nbsp; A double by Witt Jr drove in Fermin, and Cavan Biggio came on to pinch run for Witt Jr who had a four hit day.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino singled for the fifth consecutive hit of the inning to score India.&nbsp; Perez recorded the first out of the inning, but still drove in Biggio with a sacrifice fly for the final run.&nbsp;

Multiple Royals contributed at the plate on the day, led by Witt Jr who was 4-5 with two doubles, two stolen bases, and&nbsp; two RBI's.&nbsp; India (2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI), Pasquantino (2-5, 1 RBI), Perez (2-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI), Garcia (2-5, 1 3B, 2 RBI) also came up big in the win.&nbsp;

Kansas City will stay home tomorrow to welcome in Boston, a team whose .500 over their last 10 games.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen will start for the Royals, hoping to bounce back from his last start where he gave up four home runs, taking on&nbsp;Hunter Dobbins for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City Royals are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning 15 of their last 17 games, shutting out the White Sox on Thursday afternoon for their third series sweep of the season 10-0 at Kauffman Stadium, and pushing their current win streak to six games.&nbsp;It started off simple for Kansas City, with a single run in the first inning, Salvador Perez doubling to drive in Vinnie Pasquantino who singled, and another single run in the third again driven in by Perez this time on a single scoring Bobby Witt Jr who singled and stole second base.&nbsp; Behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Kris Bubic, the Royals began running away with the game in the fifth inning.&nbsp;Two runs scored in the fifth when Maikel Garcia hit his first triple of the season, a deep fly ball to center field that bounced off the wall and away from Louis Robert Jr, scoring Jonathan India and Witt Jr.&nbsp; Earlier in the inning, Witt Jr stole his second base of the game, and his 13th of the season to put himself into scoring position.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Maikel adds on! <a href="https://t.co/W8HQh3yNeK">pic.twitter.com/W8HQh3yNeK</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1920565065025003868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Another two spot was added to the scoreboard in the sixth inning by Kansas City.&nbsp; Drew Waters singled, and stole second base for his third stolen base of the season, and later scored on a double by India.&nbsp; Witt Jr followed India's double up with one of his own to score India to put the Royals up 6-0 at the end of six innings.&nbsp;The Royals pulled Bubic from the mound in the eighth.&nbsp; Bubic, who improved to 4-2 with the win, pitched seven shutout innings giving up six hits and striking out seven, while walking just one batter, marking the 19th quality start of the season from a Royals starting pitcher, which leads the MLB.&nbsp;Kansas City continued to pour it on in the bottom of the eighth inning with the final four runs.&nbsp; Waters and Freddy Fermin hit back to back singles before a single from India brought Waters home to score.&nbsp; A double by Witt Jr drove in Fermin, and Cavan Biggio came on to pinch run for Witt Jr who had a four hit day.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino singled for the fifth consecutive hit of the inning to score India.&nbsp; Perez recorded the first out of the inning, but still drove in Biggio with a sacrifice fly for the final run.&nbsp;Multiple Royals contributed at the plate on the day, led by Witt Jr who was 4-5 with two doubles, two stolen bases, and&nbsp; two RBI's.&nbsp; India (2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI), Pasquantino (2-5, 1 RBI), Perez (2-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI), Garcia (2-5, 1 3B, 2 RBI) also came up big in the win.&nbsp;Kansas City will stay home tomorrow to welcome in Boston, a team whose .500 over their last 10 games.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen will start for the Royals, hoping to bounce back from his last start where he gave up four home runs, taking on&nbsp;Hunter Dobbins for the Red Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals shutout White Sox for third series sweep, sixth win in a row

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The Kansas City Royals got another masterful performance from their starting pitcher and needed just one clutch hit to extend their win streak to five games, defeating the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium

The Royals managed hits off of White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon through the first four innings, but were unable to push runners in scoring position across.&nbsp; But in the fifth inning, after&nbsp;Luke Maile singled to lead off the inning, Bobby Witt Jr delivered the lone hit Kansas City needed in the game, a two run home run to left center field putting the Royals up 2-0.&nbsp;

Kansas City starter Michael Wacha was brilliant on the mound in containing the White Sox, allowing just three hits and only walking one batter across seven shutout innings, while striking out five. In the eighth inning, Lucas Erceg struck out the side in order before Carlos&nbsp;Estévez came to the mound in the ninth for the save.&nbsp;

Against&nbsp;Estévez Chicago started to put together a rally, Miguel Vargas leading off the inning with a double and then scoring on a single by Luis Robert Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;Matt Thaiss singled to push Robert to second base before&nbsp;Estévez finally recorded the first out, striking out Andrew Vaughn.&nbsp; Brooks Baldwin grounded into a force out, Michael A Taylor who pinch ran for Thaiss being thrown out at second, then with the tying run 90 feet away at third base,&nbsp;Estévez struck out Josh Rojas to end the game.&nbsp;

Wacha earned the win, improving to 2-4 on the season, while&nbsp;Estévez notched his 11th save.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia (2-3) and Vinnie Pasquantino (2-4) led the way hitting while Witt Jr was 1-4 with the two run home run. 4

The series finale is tomorrow between Kansas City and Chicago.&nbsp; Kris Bubic takes the mound for the Royals as they look for a sweep against&nbsp;Davis Martin for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10pm on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/5/1746669913141.jpeg" alt="Bobby Witt Jr celebrates after his go ahead two run home run in the fifth inning as the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night/ Photo courtesy of the Royals on X" />
 <figcaption>Bobby Witt Jr celebrates after his go ahead two run home run in the fifth inning as the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night/ Photo courtesy of the Royals on X</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City Royals got another masterful performance from their starting pitcher and needed just one clutch hit to extend their win streak to five games, defeating the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night at Kauffman StadiumThe Royals managed hits off of White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon through the first four innings, but were unable to push runners in scoring position across.&nbsp; But in the fifth inning, after&nbsp;Luke Maile singled to lead off the inning, Bobby Witt Jr delivered the lone hit Kansas City needed in the game, a two run home run to left center field putting the Royals up 2-0.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Blast off, Bobby! 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/wV6PlUl1B7">pic.twitter.com/wV6PlUl1B7</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1920280450842431735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Kansas City starter Michael Wacha was brilliant on the mound in containing the White Sox, allowing just three hits and only walking one batter across seven shutout innings, while striking out five. In the eighth inning, Lucas Erceg struck out the side in order before Carlos&nbsp;Estévez came to the mound in the ninth for the save.&nbsp;Against&nbsp;Estévez Chicago started to put together a rally, Miguel Vargas leading off the inning with a double and then scoring on a single by Luis Robert Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;Matt Thaiss singled to push Robert to second base before&nbsp;Estévez finally recorded the first out, striking out Andrew Vaughn.&nbsp; Brooks Baldwin grounded into a force out, Michael A Taylor who pinch ran for Thaiss being thrown out at second, then with the tying run 90 feet away at third base,&nbsp;Estévez struck out Josh Rojas to end the game.&nbsp;Wacha earned the win, improving to 2-4 on the season, while&nbsp;Estévez notched his 11th save.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia (2-3) and Vinnie Pasquantino (2-4) led the way hitting while Witt Jr was 1-4 with the two run home run. 4The series finale is tomorrow between Kansas City and Chicago.&nbsp; Kris Bubic takes the mound for the Royals as they look for a sweep against&nbsp;Davis Martin for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10pm on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals extend win streak to five behind Bobby Witt Jr home run

The St. Louis Cardinals pulled out the brooms for a series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, shutting out their NL Central foes 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, extending their win streak to five straight games.&nbsp;

After Victor Scott II walked in the third inning, he sped around the bases to score on a single by Lars Nootbaar, who advanced to second base as Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds attempted to throw Scott out at home.&nbsp; In the very next at bat Masyn Winn doubled, his fifth double of the season, to drive in Nootbaar for the 2-0 lead at the end of three innings.&nbsp;

Scott singled in the fifth inning and scored his second run of the game as Winn hit his second double of the game to extend the lead.&nbsp; In the eighth inning, the Cardinals added their final two runs, Jordan Walker singling to drive in Luken Baker and Brendan Donovan.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sonny Gray bounced back from a rough start in his previous start against the Mets on May 2nd, where he took his first loss of the season, pitching seven shutout innings against the Pirates and striking out eight batters, giving up two hits and walking one.&nbsp; Nootbaar (3-4, 1 RBI) and Winn (2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI) led the way at the plate in the win.&nbsp;

St. Louis is off on Thursday and will begin a nine game road trip on Friday, starting in the nations capitol against Washington.&nbsp; Erick Fedde will start for the Cardinals against Mitchell Parker for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm, pregame will be joined at 5:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe St. Louis Cardinals pulled out the brooms for a series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, shutting out their NL Central foes 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, extending their win streak to five straight games.&nbsp;After Victor Scott II walked in the third inning, he sped around the bases to score on a single by Lars Nootbaar, who advanced to second base as Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds attempted to throw Scott out at home.&nbsp; In the very next at bat Masyn Winn doubled, his fifth double of the season, to drive in Nootbaar for the 2-0 lead at the end of three innings.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">SCOTT SPEED 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/AMEfYSSRso">pic.twitter.com/AMEfYSSRso</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1920175197509873865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Scott singled in the fifth inning and scored his second run of the game as Winn hit his second double of the game to extend the lead.&nbsp; In the eighth inning, the Cardinals added their final two runs, Jordan Walker singling to drive in Luken Baker and Brendan Donovan.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sonny Gray bounced back from a rough start in his previous start against the Mets on May 2nd, where he took his first loss of the season, pitching seven shutout innings against the Pirates and striking out eight batters, giving up two hits and walking one.&nbsp; Nootbaar (3-4, 1 RBI) and Winn (2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI) led the way at the plate in the win.&nbsp;St. Louis is off on Thursday and will begin a nine game road trip on Friday, starting in the nations capitol against Washington.&nbsp; Erick Fedde will start for the Cardinals against Mitchell Parker for the Nationals.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm, pregame will be joined at 5:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals shutout Pirates 5-0 for series sweep, fifth straight win

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The Kansas City Royals battled back on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the Chicago White Sox, as Bobby Witt Jr delivered a walk off hit in the ninth to push the win streak to four as Kansas City won 4-3.&nbsp;

The White Sox scored first in the fourth inning on a Brooks Baldwin single, driving in&nbsp;Matt Thaiss, before extending their lead in the sixth inning as Andrew Vaughn reached first base on a fielders choice, allowing Thaiss to score again.&nbsp; The Royals cut into the lead in the bottom of the sixth though on a leadoff home run by Kyle Isbel, but managed just that run to cut it to 2-1.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Chicago added one more run of insurance in the top of the eighth inning, Josh Rojas singling to score Jacob Amaya, but Kansas City again battled to keep the deficit to one run as Salvador Perez doubled in the bottom half of the inning, driving in Vinnie Pasquantino who was walked by White Sox reliever&nbsp;Steven Wilson

Cam Booser was called on in the bottom of the ninth inning for his first save opportunity by Chicago and immediately ran into trouble.&nbsp; Mark Cahna walked, Drew Waters reached base on a fielding error by the second baseman, and Freddy Fermin singled to load the bases before Booser ever recorded an out. Booser did get Isbel to pop out into the infield fly rule, for the first out following Fermin's single.&nbsp;

But after Isbel popped out, it was over as Jonathan India singled home Cahna, leaving the bases loaded, and bringing star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr to the plate who put the ball out into center field for the walk off hit, bringing Waters home to score.&nbsp;

Taylor Clarke earned the win in relief, moving to 1-0 on the season, pitching 1.1 clean innings.&nbsp; In a no decision, Seth Lugo pitched 6.2 innings giving up two runs, one earned, on seven hits while walking three and also striking out three.&nbsp; Pasquantino (2-3) and Fermin (2-4) led the way hitting at the plate.&nbsp;

The Royals will look to secure the series on Wednesday against the White Sox.&nbsp; Michael Wacha takes the mound for Kansas City against Jonathan Cannon for Chicago.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, with pregame coverage starting at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City Royals battled back on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the Chicago White Sox, as Bobby Witt Jr delivered a walk off hit in the ninth to push the win streak to four as Kansas City won 4-3.&nbsp;The White Sox scored first in the fourth inning on a Brooks Baldwin single, driving in&nbsp;Matt Thaiss, before extending their lead in the sixth inning as Andrew Vaughn reached first base on a fielders choice, allowing Thaiss to score again.&nbsp; The Royals cut into the lead in the bottom of the sixth though on a leadoff home run by Kyle Isbel, but managed just that run to cut it to 2-1.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Izzy’s got us on the board. <a href="https://t.co/QisslWLE1K">pic.twitter.com/QisslWLE1K</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1919918613101789562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Chicago added one more run of insurance in the top of the eighth inning, Josh Rojas singling to score Jacob Amaya, but Kansas City again battled to keep the deficit to one run as Salvador Perez doubled in the bottom half of the inning, driving in Vinnie Pasquantino who was walked by White Sox reliever&nbsp;Steven WilsonCam Booser was called on in the bottom of the ninth inning for his first save opportunity by Chicago and immediately ran into trouble.&nbsp; Mark Cahna walked, Drew Waters reached base on a fielding error by the second baseman, and Freddy Fermin singled to load the bases before Booser ever recorded an out. Booser did get Isbel to pop out into the infield fly rule, for the first out following Fermin's single.&nbsp;But after Isbel popped out, it was over as Jonathan India singled home Cahna, leaving the bases loaded, and bringing star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr to the plate who put the ball out into center field for the walk off hit, bringing Waters home to score.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">All’s well that ends well. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HEYHEYHEYHEY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HEYHEYHEYHEY</a> <a href="https://t.co/yiw9hHgsTW">pic.twitter.com/yiw9hHgsTW</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1919938433411145843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Taylor Clarke earned the win in relief, moving to 1-0 on the season, pitching 1.1 clean innings.&nbsp; In a no decision, Seth Lugo pitched 6.2 innings giving up two runs, one earned, on seven hits while walking three and also striking out three.&nbsp; Pasquantino (2-3) and Fermin (2-4) led the way hitting at the plate.&nbsp;The Royals will look to secure the series on Wednesday against the White Sox.&nbsp; Michael Wacha takes the mound for Kansas City against Jonathan Cannon for Chicago.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, with pregame coverage starting at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals walk off White Sox 4-3 in ninth to extend win streak to four

The Benton High School football program is looking for a new head coach after Corey Bertini announced he will step down.

Bertini announced he was stepping down as the head football coach this week and said it wasn't an easy decision to leave the program. Bertini took over the program in 2023 after serving as an assistant coach on the southside. The Cardinals went 4-16 in his two seasons as the head coach.

He played college football at Missouri Western.&nbsp; Bertini stepped down to take a job in the Kansas City area.

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe Benton High School football program is looking for a new head coach after Corey Bertini announced he will step down.Bertini announced he was stepping down as the head football coach this week and said it wasn't an easy decision to leave the program. Bertini took over the program in 2023 after serving as an assistant coach on the southside. The Cardinals went 4-16 in his two seasons as the head coach.He played college football at Missouri Western.&nbsp; Bertini stepped down to take a job in the Kansas City area.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Corey Bertini steps down as Benton football coach

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The St. Louis Cardinals came from behind with a big sixth inning for their third straight victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;

After Pittsburgh took an early lead in the first inning on Bryan Reynolds two run home run, the Cardinals tied the game up in the bottom of the third inning.&nbsp; Leading off the third, Jose Barrero hit his first home run of the season for St. Louis, and after Lars Nootbaar flew out, Alec Burleson hit the second home run of the inning and his second home run of the season to knot the game at 2-2.&nbsp;

The Pirates took the lead back in the fourth inning.&nbsp; Joey Bart led the inning off with a walk and Emmanuel Valdez followed that with a single.&nbsp; Former Royal Adam Frazier singled later in the inning to drive Bart in for the go ahead run.&nbsp; After Tommy Pham walked to load the bases, Jared Triolo grounded into a double play to end the inning.&nbsp;

In the sixth inning, it was another home run that gave the Cardinals their first lead of the game, this time off the bat of Willson Contreras, a two run home run scoring Nolan Arenado who walked in the at bat prior.&nbsp; Back to back to back singles by Nolan Gorman,&nbsp;Pedro Pagés,&nbsp;Victor Scott II loaded the bases before Barerro drove in the final two runs with a ground rule double.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Gordon Graceffo got the win in relief, moving to 2-0 on the season, pitching one clean inning.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas in a no decision pitched five innings giving up three runs on four hits, striking out one and walking three.&nbsp; Contreras (2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI),&nbsp;&nbsp;Pagés (2-3), and Barrero (2-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI) led the way at the plate.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Pittsburgh continue their series tomorrow at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;Matthew Liberatore starts for the Cardinals against Paul Skenes for the Pirates.&nbsp; The Cardinals have had some good luck against Skenes and will hope to see it continue.&nbsp; In four career starts against St. Louis, Skenes is&nbsp;0-3 with a 2.70 ERA.

First pitch will be at 6:45pm with pregame coverage being joined at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe St. Louis Cardinals came from behind with a big sixth inning for their third straight victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;After Pittsburgh took an early lead in the first inning on Bryan Reynolds two run home run, the Cardinals tied the game up in the bottom of the third inning.&nbsp; Leading off the third, Jose Barrero hit his first home run of the season for St. Louis, and after Lars Nootbaar flew out, Alec Burleson hit the second home run of the inning and his second home run of the season to knot the game at 2-2.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">José Barrero Hit the Buds to get us on the board! Reply with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HitTheBudsSweepstakes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HitTheBudsSweepstakes</a> for your chance to win whenever a Cardinals player hits a home run into the opposing bullpen! Official rules: <a href="https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe">https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe</a> <a href="https://t.co/c0uKsMdVJh">pic.twitter.com/c0uKsMdVJh</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1919551656703758603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Another Burly BOMB! 💣 <a href="https://t.co/wkwVTqqbdb">pic.twitter.com/wkwVTqqbdb</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1919551988347355504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Pirates took the lead back in the fourth inning.&nbsp; Joey Bart led the inning off with a walk and Emmanuel Valdez followed that with a single.&nbsp; Former Royal Adam Frazier singled later in the inning to drive Bart in for the go ahead run.&nbsp; After Tommy Pham walked to load the bases, Jared Triolo grounded into a double play to end the inning.&nbsp;In the sixth inning, it was another home run that gave the Cardinals their first lead of the game, this time off the bat of Willson Contreras, a two run home run scoring Nolan Arenado who walked in the at bat prior.&nbsp; Back to back to back singles by Nolan Gorman,&nbsp;Pedro Pagés,&nbsp;Victor Scott II loaded the bases before Barerro drove in the final two runs with a ground rule double.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Willson Contreras Hit the Buds to give us the lead! Reply with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HitTheBudsSweepstakes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HitTheBudsSweepstakes</a> for your chance to win whenever a Cardinals player hits a home run into the opposing bullpen! Official rules: <a href="https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe">https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe</a> <a href="https://t.co/Uhmr8tRDDA">pic.twitter.com/Uhmr8tRDDA</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1919567224009855294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Gordon Graceffo got the win in relief, moving to 2-0 on the season, pitching one clean inning.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas in a no decision pitched five innings giving up three runs on four hits, striking out one and walking three.&nbsp; Contreras (2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI),&nbsp;&nbsp;Pagés (2-3), and Barrero (2-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI) led the way at the plate.&nbsp;St. Louis and Pittsburgh continue their series tomorrow at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;Matthew Liberatore starts for the Cardinals against Paul Skenes for the Pirates.&nbsp; The Cardinals have had some good luck against Skenes and will hope to see it continue.&nbsp; In four career starts against St. Louis, Skenes is&nbsp;0-3 with a 2.70 ERA.First pitch will be at 6:45pm with pregame coverage being joined at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals power over Pirates 6-3 for third straight win

Cole Ragans didn't seem to miss a beat returning to the mound in his first start back from a groin injury, shutting out the Chicago White Sox over five innings and striking out 11 as the Kansas City Royals won 3-0 at Kauffman Stadium on Monday night.&nbsp;

The Royals first scored in the fourth inning thanks to some skillful base running by Bobby Witt Jr following his leadoff single.&nbsp; Witt Jr stole second base as Vinnie Pasquantino struck out swinging, then took third base on a wild pitch, before scoring on a single by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; In the fifth inning, it was Witt Jr driving in the run with a double, bringing home Kyle Isbel who singled earlier in the inning.&nbsp;

In the eighth inning, Kansas City scored their final run.&nbsp; Garcia walked and stole second base before advancing to third base on a fly out by Michael Massey.&nbsp; Drew Waters doubled with two out to drive in Garcia,&nbsp; but was stranded in scoring position as Freddy Fermin popped out to the shortstop to end the inning.&nbsp;

Ragans improved to 2-1 with the win.&nbsp; Carlos&nbsp;Estévez earned his 10th save of the season giving up just one hit in the ninth inning. Jonathan India (2-4) and Witt Jr (2-3, 1 RBI) led the way at the plate for the Royals in the win.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Chicago continue their four game series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Sean Burke for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostCole Ragans didn't seem to miss a beat returning to the mound in his first start back from a groin injury, shutting out the Chicago White Sox over five innings and striking out 11 as the Kansas City Royals won 3-0 at Kauffman Stadium on Monday night.&nbsp;The Royals first scored in the fourth inning thanks to some skillful base running by Bobby Witt Jr following his leadoff single.&nbsp; Witt Jr stole second base as Vinnie Pasquantino struck out swinging, then took third base on a wild pitch, before scoring on a single by Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; In the fifth inning, it was Witt Jr driving in the run with a double, bringing home Kyle Isbel who singled earlier in the inning.&nbsp;In the eighth inning, Kansas City scored their final run.&nbsp; Garcia walked and stole second base before advancing to third base on a fly out by Michael Massey.&nbsp; Drew Waters doubled with two out to drive in Garcia,&nbsp; but was stranded in scoring position as Freddy Fermin popped out to the shortstop to end the inning.&nbsp;Ragans improved to 2-1 with the win.&nbsp; Carlos&nbsp;Estévez earned his 10th save of the season giving up just one hit in the ninth inning. Jonathan India (2-4) and Witt Jr (2-3, 1 RBI) led the way at the plate for the Royals in the win.&nbsp;Kansas City and Chicago continue their four game series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Sean Burke for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals win third straight, shutout White Sox in Ragans return

Now available at St. Joseph's Rally House location you can purchase a jersey for St. Joseph's Noah Cameron to wear on your next trip to Kauffman Stadium.  

After Cameron made his major league debut last Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Rally House store manager Taylor Faucett says demand for the jersey's has been high 

"We've had people calling everyday asking for jerseys, asking for T-Shirts, anything that we can get in," Faucett tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.  "I would say we've had upwards of about 25 calls each day asking when they're coming in, what we're going to do with them, so people are excited, and people are ready to see this next adventure for the Royals and a St. Joe connection." 

Faucett, who also lives in the area, says it's been exciting to be able to have merchandise in the store for someone from right here in St. Joseph 

"It's been so cool to see all of his friends and family coming in ready to support him," Faucett says.  "It's been exciting to see, just on a personal level, the connections that I have with him and being able to listen to them and bring those connections into the store and just see this just grow and blossom, and it's such a great thing." 

Faucett says she has not seen this much demand for a particular jersey since the store began selling Nick Bolton jersey's after the Chiefs drafted the Missouri linebacker in 2021. 

"But other than that, this is the first time I've been able to see this much of a demand and this excitement at a local level bringing something in, so being able to see that just from the customers and the excitement and everything has been really cool," Faucett explains.  "And for us to react as fast as we did as a company, because he is somebody that is local and we do want to support both local and him on a national level, has just been absolutely exciting for us to see." 

Currently in store there are a limited number of white jerseys with blue lettering available in about 10 different sizes, but Faucett says the powder blue jerseys can also be ordered online when visiting the store.  

Faucett adds even if the store runs out of jersey's you can come in and order them.  She also says at this time there are only jersey's available but hopes to add more options in the future as Cameron's career progresses. 

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/5/1746465950570.jpeg" alt="Noah Cameron jerseys are now available at the St. Joseph Rally House location in a limited quantity.&nbsp; Powder blue varieties can also be ordered online/ Photo courtesy of Taylor Faucett" />
 <figcaption>Noah Cameron jerseys are now available at the St. Joseph Rally House location in a limited quantity.&nbsp; Powder blue varieties can also be ordered online/ Photo courtesy of Taylor Faucett</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Now available at St. Joseph's Rally House location you can purchase a jersey for St. Joseph's Noah Cameron to wear on your next trip to Kauffman Stadium. After Cameron made his major league debut last Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Rally House store manager Taylor Faucett says demand for the jersey's has been high "We've had people calling everyday asking for jerseys, asking for T-Shirts, anything that we can get in," Faucett tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "I would say we've had upwards of about 25 calls each day asking when they're coming in, what we're going to do with them, so people are excited, and people are ready to see this next adventure for the Royals and a St. Joe connection." Faucett, who also lives in the area, says it's been exciting to be able to have merchandise in the store for someone from right here in St. Joseph "It's been so cool to see all of his friends and family coming in ready to support him," Faucett says. "It's been exciting to see, just on a personal level, the connections that I have with him and being able to listen to them and bring those connections into the store and just see this just grow and blossom, and it's such a great thing." Faucett says she has not seen this much demand for a particular jersey since the store began selling Nick Bolton jersey's after the Chiefs drafted the Missouri linebacker in 2021. "But other than that, this is the first time I've been able to see this much of a demand and this excitement at a local level bringing something in, so being able to see that just from the customers and the excitement and everything has been really cool," Faucett explains. "And for us to react as fast as we did as a company, because he is somebody that is local and we do want to support both local and him on a national level, has just been absolutely exciting for us to see." Currently in store there are a limited number of white jerseys with blue lettering available in about 10 different sizes, but Faucett says the powder blue jerseys can also be ordered online when visiting the store. Faucett adds even if the store runs out of jersey's you can come in and order them. She also says at this time there are only jersey's available but hopes to add more options in the future as Cameron's career progresses. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;